The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-20

Carlo to Brownsville or 700 lower
thaa the through rate, Again the second
class rate from this city 20 Cairo 10 " ID,
Sh,eh utilized by the ddltion TO the other
htst class l9c.iss would make the Broynsvi,ie
regular 6rst class through fare. The tickets
in this Instance are all unlimited, aGording
numerous stop overs. II 10 said that npon
investt alton the ate sheet would bs found
showing that the chaos created BY the inter
state law has not yet been Q implicitly right
cd while the sinel . one quoted may appear
insignihc'nt, II 10 IN last not SO to tho watch
ful hcke, seller, arordipg him as It does an
opportunity TO leg timattly undersell his
puzzled compe itor In the matter of bucol
travel, Globe Democrat.
CANADIANS have not a little reason
to congratulate themselves on the advanced
position taken by railways on this side Of
the line In this respect. The Canadian Pa
ci6c led the van by the adoption Of the
twenty-four o'clock system as soon Us the
road was Ia operation through to the coast.
On the 18th OF this month the Interco on!.l.
tbs great ssyernment railway Of Canada,
adopts the same system. In the West, judg-
ing by what visitors say and from the con.
slant use Of the words eighteen O'clock"
tweuty.one o'clock, in the newspapers,
the people have. caught on, as they say In
t . tss,Un ape -s sSSu'.9%;d to
here are to tho use Of standard time. Doubt.
less the sans result VIII soon follow In the
maritime provinces. The general adoption
o. the system Is a mere question Of time.
This, when u comes, WILL be a step nearer TO
40 fealiE alton ri tue views Ot those who
have long advocated the gdootion Of abso-
lu,e time, the eystem under which the hour
va, not oepend upon the sun, but viii DO
called by the sane name through out the
ci'iliEed world Aud this ALTO viii be due
miinly TO the genius sud effort, Of a Cana
dian, Mr.. sanfOid Fleming, - ailway Lite.
Tor ITO.
AGR MAN paper tells the following
tough sorry; The existence has Just been
dbcoscred Il a dstestsble mierote
which feeds up)u iron with as much
glu toay a. the phylloxera upon the vine.
some time aso the greatest confederation
existe among the engit GERS employed on
the railway at Hssan BY the ace dents 90.
curing always at the same lace, provipg
that s-ms terrible detect must exist either In
the material "r che constructio of the rails.
The German Uovernmsnt ditec ed an In
qu,ry 20 be maze, and g mmisaon OF sur
veil .nce To be formed for the purpose of
maintsinins constant watch at the spot
with loss Of lie-had occurred. IL was not,
however. until after six months had clap ed
that the surface Of tho rails appeared 10 be
/, cortoded, as ifby acid, 10 the extent Of 100
ymd.. The rail va taken up and broken.
and IL was preceiyed that IL was literally
followed cut by a thin gray worm, 70
which the qualification Of "railoyerou,"
was assigned, and BY which name IL 10 10 be
| cla.se1 IN natural history. The worm IL
- 70 DO eentimetre, 10 leos,h, and OF
the size of the prong Of q silver fork In cir
conference. IL 10 Of light gray color. and
on III, head carries two little glands filled
with a corrosive secretion, which IL elected
avery ten minutes upon the iron. This
the color sf rust. aud IL y then gre,dily do.
voured by the insect. There 10 no exsg-
| geration," says the official report Of the ca
lamity, Gin tho assertion that this creature,
| for is sire, 10 one Of tho most voracious Kind
Of rail- in a fortnight"
The trunk lines on April let adopted
a new cla,sihe .tion which all are agreed was
very crude In many particulars. II became
evident that Il must be modified, aud the
Clas,iic alton Com mittee, CONF osed Of trans
managers Of the different railways. have for
q fortni, ht been in secret session. Although
Il 10 expected that A. many as 100 Important
changes will be made, aud that the clss.ih.
cation NJ amended will so Into effect on July
LIST, yet not b Mt OF the discussions and the
decisions has reached the publ G. IL 10 ae-
know ed. ed that no railroad officer can be
an expert IN the many lines Of business
whose Foad he carrie, and for which he htes
the ireightra ,esi yet not Q single represents.
tive o. committee from any Of these various
trades have been invited or evea allowed 70
appear before this railway COMMITTEES and
explain the practical workings OF freight
charges upon the special lines Of busine q
about witch they have fuli aud sx,ct krowI.
edge. In putt.nEths matter In this iifht va
desire 70 say that We have every con ride, q
10 The tones'y and eusine,s ability 81 oui
rsiIway maeassr,i y: simply think that, !,
ter OF freisht, for all lines Of trsnc withoa
assistance from the business men who are .,
deeply inierelted, they are undertaking
task be,ond the ESwer Of any sody q men
lions Of this clApidcaton mmitteo BE- ),
secretly Dies not tho import,nce OF IN,
business Interests involved Justify publ,
discussion OF rate and classification CUES
tons, or Of least the pre,cncs on tnis CON
the merchants and nAnutacturtrt7 II 10 4
trulsm 70 say that the intefc.t Of the shipper
aud carrie are real l. entieslg as an aid
70 bsrmony, lst some plan be deyl'ed b,
dsrstand the other. 90 Ameriean Grocer.
1su,e Fix Yeas which ended In 1881
India sent an average Of 6.6oo. 900 bu,h.l. O
wheat To treat Britain annually. In lss6 III,
supply from India was over 5000. 10 bush
els. The increase had been made pos,ibl,
by the construction Of 1900 miles Of rail-
road The AREA ua he'd by the railroad nos
In existence !, not capable Of much srcats
increase. But there are more remote whoa
| helds which an extension Of tho failroHd
will place within ihe reach Of the fnElisl
msiks,; IL y proposed nov 70 eon.trus
ID lz,0O D1 bushels % the ls.000 600 British
| de nov end o. Ensiaad. Ton ears a.,
the unir.d states sent g England ten time
~ maea wheat as indiag last year ID sem
only four times ne much. The change h not
rerhsp., 20 nu n q matter Of res ct a. SON,
psoflc thu =. There are more profitable oc
Il l. neitsr To consume II AZ home and
employ a pordon Of tho'e who eat Ia
IL ~ Kurore. dfeat Bfiisia made ihs bull
| OF her wealth BY aanuiActufins soois fOi
wheat exporting cyantrtes None Of the
cOuntfiss 60 Which EagiAnd ooksd Tor wheat
g., tioh BY raw.ns tai a.l - Great .r.tail
u the undci state, lies no. 10 competing
With Indian farmers for the wheat msrksu
| IN EsGlaidg n lie. rather In competing With
kaslAnd foe lhe United States market tol
Manufactured goods. The bouth exports
more cotton nos than II did before the var,
- usu rrgsPefiv doe, not, however, lie In
that fsctj u LIS IN the larger propoftioa II
convert, Into hnishsd goods. II ths North.
orn ht'tss consumed more Of thsir wheat
aud the South mute OF la cotton II would be
better Tor both rel ins raw material In
c0mIstition With los priced labor counties
like fndis " poor business tor people "a
sos.:e 10 yho imp?rt several husdfed mll-